Muslims around the world are observing fasts as it is the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Muslims abstain from eating or drinking anything between dawn and dusk and continue with their professional life. During Ajax's Champions League semi-final second leg clash against Tottenham Spurs, Hakim Ziyech and Noussair Mazraoui were both observing the fast. And after some 24 minutes into the match, the duo broke fast. Lucas Moura’s Hat-Trick Against Ajax Takes Tottenham Hotspur to Champions League 2019 Final.

Mazraoui and Ziyech are apparently fasting for Ramadan and had to wait til the 24th minute of tonight’s game before refueling. Whatever they had, certainly did the trick for Ziyech #AJATOTpic.twitter.com/95Op5s7NUi

“The players’ bodies will be deregulated, as they will be changing a pattern of training and diet of the past 11 months. If you do this now, in the ultimate performance weeks of the season, it is like throwing a spanner in a wheel. Their blood sugar level will be lower - and that means less and less energy. Not only does that make athletes less alert, it will also send weaker signals to the muscles of the body,” he added.